Sec. 6905.153. REGIONAL WASTE DISPOSAL. (a) The district may exercise any power granted by Chapter 30, Water Code, to a water district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including the power to collect, transport, process, treat, dispose of, and control all municipal, domestic, industrial, or communal waste, whether in fluid, solid, or composite state, including the control, abatement, or reduction of any type of pollution.
(b) The powers granted to the district by Chapter 30, Water Code, are for the purposes of conservation and development of the natural resources of this state within the meaning of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2009.
Structure Texas Statutes
Special District Local Laws Code
Title 6 - Water and Wastewater
Subtitle B - Fresh Water Supply Districts
Chapter 6905 - Beeville Water Supply District
Subchapter D. Powers and Duties
Section 6905.151. General Powers
Section 6905.152. Bylaws and Rules
Section 6905.153. Regional Waste Disposal
Section 6905.155. Property Acquisition, Use, and Disposition
Section 6905.156. Requests for and Acceptance of Aid
Section 6905.157. District Office
Section 6905.159. General Manager
Section 6905.161. Contracts to Supply Water
Section 6905.162. Sources for Water; Acquisition of Land; Storage Capacity
Section 6905.163. Construction Contracts
Section 6905.164. Conveyance of Land to District
Section 6905.165. Surplus Property
Section 6905.166. Eminent Domain
Section 6905.167. Cost of Relocating or Altering Property